Mateus Uribe

Mateus Uribe
Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa (born 21 March 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Colombia national team.
After coming through the ranks of Envigado's youth academy, Uribe made his professional debut with Argentine third division side Deportivo Español before returning to Envigado in 2012. After a loan to Deportes Tolima in 2015, he joined Atlético Nacional, where he won the Copa Colombia in 2016, and the league title in 2017. Uribe then signed with Liga MX side Club América, where he won an Apertura title, the Copa MX Clausura, and the Campeón de Campeones title. In 2019, he joined Portuguese side Porto and won eight trophies with the club, including two Primeira Liga, three Taça de Portugal, one Taça da Liga and two Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira titles.
A full international with Colombia since 2017, he played for the side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and both the 2019 and 2021 Copa América, achieving a third-place finish in the latter.
Club career
Early career
Born in Medellín, Uribe was formed at Envigado FC. As first-team opportunities were limited, he played a year in the regional league of Antioquia Department, and his first professional games at Deportivo Español in the Primera B Metropolitana, on the third tier of the Argentine football league system. He scored twice in four games during his experience in Buenos Aires. On returning home, he played regularly in the Categoría Primera A for Envigado, Deportes Tolima and Atlético Nacional.
América
On 1 August 2017, Uribe joined Club América of the Mexican Liga MX. He scored 14 goals across all competitions in his first season in Mexico City, including two in a 4–1 win at Pumas UNAM on 3 May 2018 in the Clausura Liguilla quarter-finals. He was named in the 2018 Clausura Best XI.
Porto
Uribe joined Portuguese club FC Porto on 4 August 2019, on a four-year deal for a €10 million fee, earning a net annual salary of €3 million. Nine days later, he made his debut for the Dragons in their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round second leg at home to FC Krasnodar; he came on in the 49th minute for the injured Sérgio Oliveira in a 3–2 loss (3–3 aggregate draw and elimination on away goals). In November, he and teammates Luis Díaz, Agustín Marchesín and Renzo Saravia were suspended from the derby game against Boavista F.C. for having partied the night before; the incident was involunatrily exposed by his wife Cindy Álvarez García on Instagram.
Uribe scored his first goal for Porto – already crowned champions – to open a 2–1 loss at S.C. Braga on 25 July 2020, the last day of the season. However, he was substituted with injury moments later. The following 10 February in a Taça de Portugal semi-final 1–1 draw at the same opponents, after compatriot Díaz had already been sent off, he joined him by headbutting Ricardo Esgaio.
Al Sadd
On 5 June 2023, Uribe signed a three-year contract with Qatari club Al Sadd on a free transfer.
International career
Uribe made his debut for the Colombia national team on 25 January 2017, against Brazil at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro. He played the full 90 minutes of the 1–0 defeat.
On 4 June 2018, Uribe was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in three of Colombia's four matches in the tournament, starting the game against Senegal. Uribe hit the crossbar with his penalty during Colombia's 4–3 penalty shootout defeat against England in the round of 16, after the game had finished 1–1 after extra time.
Uribe scored his first international goals on 9 June 2019, two of a 3–0 friendly win away to Peru ahead of his participation in the Copa América tournament in Brazil.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uribe goal.
Honours
Atlético Nacional
Categoría Primera A (1): Torneo Apertura 2017
Copa Colombia (1): 2016
Copa Libertadores (1):2016
Recopa Sudamericana (1):2017
América
Liga MX: Apertura 2018
Copa MX: Clausura 2019
Campeón de Campeones: 2019
Porto
Primeira Liga: 2019–20, 2021–22
Taça de Portugal: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Taça da Liga: 2022–23
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020, 2022
Individual
CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018
Liga MX Best XI: 2018 Clausura
References
External links
Profile at the FC Porto website
1991 births
Living people
Colombian men's footballers
Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Categoría Primera A players
Liga MX players
Primeira Liga players
Qatar Stars League players
Deportivo Español footballers
Deportes Tolima footballers
Envigado F.C. players
Atlético Nacional footballers
Club América footballers
FC Porto players
Al Sadd SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Footballers from Medellín
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football midfielders
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 Copa América players
2021 Copa América players
Colombia men's international footballers